蟪蛄不知春秋 huì gū bù zhī chūn qiū

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. short-lived cicada does not know the seasons; fig. to see only a small piece of the big picture

CHARACTERS

蟪 huì a kind of cicada
蛄 gū mole cricket
不 bù
HSK 1
no, not; un-; negative prefix
知 zhī
HSK 2
know, perceive, comprehend
春 chūn
HSK 3
spring; wanton
秋 qiū
HSK 3
autumn, fall; year